---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-193471"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BBWI"
cik: "0000701985"
company_name: "Bath & Body Works, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T03:33:46.197281+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bath & Body Works appoints Eva Boratto as CFO effective August 1, 2023

## Summary
- Eva Boratto named CFO, succeeds Wendy Arlin who steps down July 29, 2023.
- Boratto most recently CFO of Opentrons Labworks; earlier EVP & CFO of CVS Health.
- Base salary $850,000; target cash incentive 120% of salary; initial equity award $2.75M.
- Receives sign-on RSUs valued at $2.0M and cash sign-on bonus of $1.0M.
- Boratto has over 30 years of finance experience, including 20 years at Merck.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-193471
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BBWI
- cik: 0000701985
- company_name: Bath & Body Works, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000119312523193471/0001193125-23-193471-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000119312523193471/d445921d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-193471
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-193471.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Wendy C. Arlin departed as Chief Financial Officer at Bath & Body Works, Inc..
  - Action: ceased serving
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: Wendy C. Arlin will cease serving as Chief Financial Officer effective as of July 29, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000119312523193471/0001193125-23-193471-index.htm
- Executive change
  Eva C. Boratto was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Bath & Body Works, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: appointed Eva C. Boratto as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective as of August 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/701985/000119312523193471/0001193125-23-193471-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.